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Beirut on a budgethttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/nov/17/beirut-on-a-budget-lebanon
Chris Michael shows you where to have a good time in the capital of the Lebanon without bankrupting yourself<p>Beirut is one of those ambitious yet unlucky cities that seems in a permanent state of being &quot;back&quot;. In the (relatively) calm four years since the 2006 Lebanon/Israel war, the Lebanese capital – like most modernising places in the Middle East – has seemed hell-bent on building as many elite hotel lounges and minimalist sushi bars as it possibly can. Half the city is rubble; the other half is a mall.</p><p>That makes it weirdly expensive for a country still recovering from war. The gaudy $500 a night hotels and spotlight-waving nightclubs might be all right for the Gulf princes who come to Lebanon to bank by day and party by night, but for a budget-conscious traveller, it can be a bit of a strain. Cheap food and lodging, travel and entertainment are infuriatingly hard to find in the capital. Beirut may be &quot;back&quot;, but it has both hands in your pockets.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/nov/17/beirut-on-a-budget-lebanon">Continue reading...</a>BeirutLebanonMiddle EastHotelsTravelFood and drinkBars and clubsCultural tripsCity breaksTop 10sWed, 17 Nov 2010 14:46:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/nov/17/beirut-on-a-budget-lebanonBryan Denton/CorbisA people-watching paradise ... the Corniche waterfront boulevard, Beirut. Photograph: Bryan Denton/CorbisBryan Denton/CorbisA couple smoking an arguila at a cafe on the Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon. Photograph: Bryan Denton/CorbisChris Michael2010-11-17T14:46:47Z